Lesson 1: Places to live

Lesson 1: Places to live

CORE CONTENT

Everybody lives somewhere. People live in many different places and environments. A settlement is where a group of people live. Some people live in towns or cities where everyone lives very close to one another in flats or townhouses, while others live in the countryside on farms or plots.

Let’s have a look at the various settlements that were mentioned:

Image 1: A picture of a small town. http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_9ns7cBDuBU/maxresdefault.jpg

Image 2: A village in Africa. http://api.ning.com/files/PJRyqNb4Aktd-6hGLlDtJmBh6D170bGDrahJszFUcCwhcvaGbm*ZFmwJjjvJe99deKH-cJstOcU4z*CYwXGq3HHUiJS*rZM/hutsofafrica.JPG

A town is a settlement; in other words, people live there. We find different sized towns and that is why we distinguish between a village and a town. A town is big enough to contain many streets, schools, banks, shopping centres and police stations.

A village is smaller than a town and not many people live there. Most of the time people living in a village know each other. A town has more streets, homes and shops than a village and people living in a village would have to travel in order to get to a shopping centre or hospital.

A city is much bigger than a town. It has many more streets, shops and houses. The result is that there are many more offices in a city and therefore more job opportunities. Most big cities have their own airports and hospitals.

Farms are more prevalent in rural areas. There are not that many buildings, streets or shops. Farmers usually do their shopping in the nearest town. Farmers usually farm with livestock or crops. Crops are edible plants like wheat, maize, etc. Farmers make money by selling their crops or animals.

Image 3: The City of Cape Town. http://arounddeglobe.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/11/CapeTown_Africa.jpg

Image 4: An example of a farm. http://www.tygerphoto.co.za

DEFINE

Settlement: a place where people live. Farm: a big piece of land on which people who keep animals or cultivate crops live. Town: a settlement with streets, houses, shops and buildings such as schools and banks. City: bigger than a town with many more shops and streets, and sometimes even an airport. Rural: an area that is not within a city.